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Tuesday August 25, 2026 – 57 Years ago today: Engaged 2 hours and 15 minutes after we met!

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Don Schmidt

To God be the glory great things He hath done!  August 25, 1969 Thanks to what can only be described as the miraculous intervention of God, Donna and I were engaged 2 hours and 15 minutes after we met!  We’ve … Continue reading →

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Sunday August 9, 2026 – When we think we are not making progress…

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Philippians 2:12b,13 …continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13forit is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. In high school I took a reading improvement course.  It was a … Continue reading →

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Thursday July 30, 2026 – The wonderful example of our neighbor Zach

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Don Schmidt

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Zach & Neva and their two daughters … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 15, 2026 – Thank God for these special companions!

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Romans 12:12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Isn’t it fascinating that of the six items identified in the above verse, only the one we generally perceive as negative is a given in our lives?  All … Continue reading →

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Saturday June 27, 2026 – A great Grad School experience!

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 22:6  Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. A few days ago (June 22) I used the illustration of training our children when they were little … Continue reading →

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Monday May 25, 2026 – Lucy and the Magician’s book

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Matthew 7:1  Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Judging others can be a bit like having termites in the house – the problem can be there for a lengthy time before we become aware of it.  Then … Continue reading →

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Wednesday April 8, 2026 – Donna’s Divine appointment!

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 16:3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Amplified) Yesterday I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Friday October 10, 2025 – The message of creation!

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 19:1  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. When I was a little boy I had a book about Grandpa Bunny Bunny.  He was the founder of Bunnyville and the father … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 30, 2025 – The wonderful example of our neighbor Zach

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Don Schmidt

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Zach & Neva and their two daughters … Continue reading →

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Monday July 14, 2025 – Thank God for these special companions

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Romans 12:12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Isn’t it fascinating that of the six items identified in the above verse, only the one we generally perceive as negative is a given in our lives?  All … Continue reading →

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